First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. Other Developments The Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a final rule earlier this month “to restore the inadvertently deleted Detailed Requirements” to its Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act for the establishment … Continue reading Further Reading and Other Developments (30 May)
Tag: CISA
Trump Administration Claims PRC Is Targeting COVID-19 Research Organizations
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 and 2020 here. This week, the Trump Administration highlighted hacking by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) that targets entities researching COVID-19. This announcement is the latest in a string of … Continue reading Trump Administration Claims PRC Is Targeting COVID-19 Research Organizations
Odds and Ends (14 April)
Every week, not surprisingly, there are more developments in the technology space than I can reasonably get to. And so, this week, at least, I’ve decided to include some of the odds and ends. To no great surprise, federal and state elected officials have been questioning Zoom on its security and privacy practices and demanding … Continue reading Odds and Ends (14 April)
CISA Guides Agencies On Telework Best Practices and Security
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued guidance to federal agencies to help them establish and maintain telework for their employees and contractors that comports with a recently revamped program to ensure that federal civilian agencies are limiting their cyber risk and exposure. The ad hoc guidance comes at … Continue reading CISA Guides Agencies On Telework Best Practices and Security
Technology Policy Update (10 April)
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 here. Here are the articles from this edition: “Paper” Hearing on COVID-19 and Big DataDOD Revises Cybersecurity Model For Contractors; Accreditation Body Holds WebinarEC Calls For EU-Wide Approach on Big Data … Continue reading Technology Policy Update (10 April)
Revised CISA Essential Workers Guidance
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revised its “Memorandum on Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response” to further stress that states and local governments would ultimately determine which sectors, functions, and workers would be considered critical and by adding three new sectors that the … Continue reading Revised CISA Essential Workers Guidance
Michael Kans’ Technology Policy Update (3 April)
First things first, if you would like to receive my Technology Policy Update, email me. You can find some of these Updates from 2019 here. These are the articles from last week’s issue: CARES Act Largely Bypasses Tech Funding and IssuesRevised CISA Essential Workers GuidanceU.S. and Other Governments Respond To Privacy and Data Implications of … Continue reading Michael Kans’ Technology Policy Update (3 April)





